Harness



W. B. WALKER HARNESS 'Y Fild-sept. 29I 1924 @Hoznma i i l Patented Mar. 24,1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. Y

' HARNESS.

Application filed September 29, 1924. Serial No. 740,582.

To @ZZ whom, t may concern.'

Beit known that I, 'WILLIAM B. IVALKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Blackwell, in the county of Kay and State of Oklahoma, have invented a new and useful Harness, of which the: following is a specification. i

This invention relates to av harness and more especially to means fixed relative to the traces for supporting the saine.

Heretofore it has been the practice to mount the traces in supports in which the traces are free to move back and forth. This has resulted in rapid wear of the traces so that the stitches soon break through and allow the parts to rip.

It is an object of the present invention to overcome the disadvantages heretofore present by providing supports which are fixed relative to the traces, thereby materially reducing` wear upon the'parts.

TWith the foregoingand other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the cenihinatien and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the pref ferred forni. of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a harness having the present improvements combined therewith.

Fig. '2 is a perspective view of a portion'- ot' a trace and one of the supports attached thereto.

Fig. 3 is a pers iective view of one of the hip straps with a trace support connected thereto.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a back strip or billet such as commonly employed and 2 designates a bellyband. Various means have heretofore been provided for atta-ching the trace. 3 to the back strap and bellyband but as a general rule these attaching means have allowed the trace to work back and forth so wise fastened, as at 7, to a strap 8 having looped ends 9 carrying rings 10 and 11 rel spectively. The ring 1()A is adapted to be engaged by the bellyband 2 while the ring` 11 isengaged by the back strap 1. Thus it will be seen that the trace will be properly supported by the back strap but will not be free to move relative toits support 4t.

The hip strap of the harness has been indicated at 12 and is connected in any snitable manner, as by means of a ringl 13, to a strap 1li which is looped through the ringand has its ends lapping and riveted to the sides of a sleeve 15. This sleeve is formed of a piece ofileather folded as shown and having its longitudinal edge portions stitched together as at 16. A trace is adapted to extend through the looped piece 15 Vand this piece lits tightly upon the trace it will be held practically fixed thereto.

Obviously the. improvcn'icnts consisting of the supports fixed to the traces can be attached to different kinds of harness other than the one illustrated in the drawing.

What is claimed is In a harness the combina-tion with a trace., of a support conn'irising a. piece of material folded around the trace and fixedly attached thereto, a strap secured on the suprelative port and havii'lg terminal loops, rings en-Y gaged by the respective loops, a bach strap engaging one of the rings, and a bellyband engaging the other ring.

VIn testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.y

VILLIAM B. WALKER. lVitnesses:

JOHN P. BoNioAMr, Tunes. BURGER. 

